The article is devoted to the approaches that can be applied in the distribution of Arctic resources between the main reference countries of this region. The objective economic nature of the problems that arise in this region makes it possible to characterize them as a competition of claims for a limited and potentially dynamically changing resource. At a formal level, this problem has a general nature and it is typical for many areas of modern economy. At the same time, it is impossible to deny its specifics, which imposes significant restrictions on possible methods of solution. In recent years, problems in the sphere of interstate cooperation under conditions of limited resources have significantly increased. In such a situation, scientific and practical research in the field of mechanisms for regulating the relations between the parties (economic entities) becomes interesting. In analyzing the mechanisms of distribution of limited resources, one can use the theory of cooperative games, mathematical models of resource rationing, as well as works on the study of problems of equitable distribution (s.c. Fair Divisions). In the framework of such tasks, the range of applicants for limited resources can be limited to countries or regions directly adjacent. The process can be include of “external players” who have sufficient investment potential. The subsequent development and analysis of the problems of regulating intercountry interaction are associated with mathematical formalization. Such formalization presupposes a description of the situation of competitive interaction between countries in the form of a stochastic cooperative game. An analysis of possible concepts for the solution of this game will lead to meaningful conclusions about specific schemes (mechanisms) of rationing.
A sharp increase in the degree of isolation of individuals in relation to society has been a landmark phenomenon of the last few decades of the human civilization development. This phenomenon is rather objective by its nature. The development of the economy and information technology contributes to the growth of opportunities for personal development and, as a result, leads to an increase in the degree of independence from the immediate social environment. It can not be overlooked, that along with the obvious advantages, these trends also imply objective threats. At present, it is hard to imagine and assess what global consequences for civilization will be entailed by the degeneration of human capital into a loosely connected assembly of egoistic subjects accustomed to exist in an “isolated cocoon”. One of the visible signals of a potential danger is a lifestyle that involves a permanent dependence on electronic mobile devices and external information resources. “Phubbing” has become a striking defining attribute of new generations behavior. It is a hollowing-out of real communication, its displacement by manipulations with portable mobile devices. These circumstances significantly increase the relevance and importance of research concerning this issue, preparation of qualitative and quantitative models that can adequately describe these processes and indicate possible threats in a timely manner.
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